Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography

Thousands of short American lives — soldiers, inventors, preachers, governors, novelists — each given a paragraph: born where, did what, and why anyone remembered.

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1229 lives in this part of Herringshaw's American Biography, printed on pages 387–432.

Gabb, William More – Gazzam, Joseph M

224 lives · printed pages 387–395

Gear, John Henry – Gholson, William Yates

64 lives · printed pages 395–397

Gianque, Florien – Gmeiner, John

238 lives · printed pages 397–406

Gobble, Aaron Ezra – Gower, Cornelius A

215 lives · printed pages 406–413

Grace, George Azariah – Grcin, William M

127 lives · printed pages 413–427

Greaton, John – Griswold, William Macrillis

255 lives · printed pages 418–427

Groesbeck, Telford – Gwinnett, Button

106 lives · printed pages 427–432

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